Eta Carina - First light with Mesu 200

[billdan]

This is my first image run done with the Mesu 200 mount. Tracking is excellent, so any star eccentricity I know is due to collimation being out of spec.

Here we have a 20 x 900secs stack processed in Startools, this is also my first image done with dithering and I can vouch that the noise reduction is significant compared to no dithering.

Cheers
Bill

[Atmos]

That guide graph looks beautiful :)
ETA Carina hasn't turned out half bad either ;)
:thumbsup:

[billdan]

Good on ya, Colin

Here is a crop of the centre, I love how the little blue stars look like marbles floating in space.

[strongmanmike]

Nice start Bill, well done and that mount is clearly a keeper :thumbsup:

Mike

[Atmos]

Great detail :)

[cometcatcher]

Nice Eta from a very nice mount!

[billdan]

Thanks guys, yep the mount is a sure keeper, some people call them ugly, but I love it.

Looks like we are going to have some clear nights this new moon, about time to.

Cheers

[Atmos]

It has a very Steam Punk look to it, I do like them as well :) It was on my short list mount wise a year or so ago.

[billdan]

You got yourself an excellent mount Colin. That's right up there in the technological forefront.

[Atmos]

And don't forget the price tag to go with it haha
Difference is that you could comfortably dual mount 16" RCs and I probably wouldn't go much of a 12" ;)

[RickS]

Congrats on the first light, Bill.